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Who is Keith Ellison and why does he matter?

May 21, 2021 · MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Friday that his office will lead the prosecution of a former suburban police officer who is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright. Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter, who is white, fatally shot Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist, on April 11.

Who is the prosecuting attorney for the city of Honolulu?

Sep 01, 2020 · A federal civil rights lawsuit that included claims of malicious and retaliatory prosecution by Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro and Katherine Kealoha, who was one of his top deputies,...

Who is Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison?

Jul 13, 2020 · Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said Monday that four experienced attorneys and trial lawyers have joined his prosecution team in the George Floyd case on a pro bono basis. Ellison’s ...

What's going on with Keith Kaneshiro?

Apr 22, 2021 · Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison took risks, brought in outside lawyers, and won a rare murder conviction of a police officer. The family of George Floyd and members of the prosecution ...

Who is the attorney for the Honolulu lawsuit?

A federal civil rights lawsuit that included claims of malicious and retaliatory prosecution by Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro and Katherine Kealoha, who was one of his top deputies, settled in federal court last week, although the terms of how much ...

Who was targeted by Kaneshiro?

Yoshimura, in particular, said he was targeted by Kaneshiro and Kealoha after he publicly criticized the prosecutor’s office and filed a lawsuit against the city and Kealoha’s husband, then Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha, to get the devices back. Yoshimura was firm about his innocence from the beginning, declaring in a TV interview in 2013 ...

When did Kaneshiro go on leave?

Kaneshiro went on paid leave in March 2019 after he was named a target of the investigation, and has been collecting his $176,688 salary since. Both Louis and Katherine Kealoha have already been found guilty of a series of federal crimes related to their attempts to frame a family member for the theft of their mailbox.

When will Yoshimura be sentenced?

They are scheduled to be sentenced in November. Yoshimura, meanwhile, is still pursuing the impeachment of Kaneshiro. The Hawaii Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case on Sept. 18.

Did Kaneshiro have anything on him?

Yoshimura was firm about his innocence from the beginning, declaring in a TV interview in 2013 that Kaneshiro had nothing on him and was abusing the power of his office. “I’d like to publicly challenge Keith, to charge us or leave us alone and release the equipment he is holding,” Yoshimura told Hawaii News Now.

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